Behavior Analysis in Practice最新文献

{"title":"Development of a Generalized Deictic Framing Repertoire in an Autistic Child.","authors":"Amanda N Chastain, Mark R Dixon","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-01017-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40617-024-01017-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study evaluated the effectiveness of relational training on the establishment of three deictic framing repertoires (I/You, Now/Then, Here/There) in an eight-year-old autistic boy using a multiple baseline across behaviors design. Relational training was effective in establishing all three directly trained and mutually entailed deictic relations, while differences were observed in transformation of stimulus function. Results support previous findings with the systematic development of multiple types of perspective taking repertoires with the same participant.</p>","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"18 1","pages":"253-259"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11904039/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143650432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction to: On the Use and Benefits of Electronic Data Collection Systems: A Tutorial on Countee.","authors":"Crystal M Slanzi, Jonathan K Fernand","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-01019-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-01019-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1007/s40617-024-00964-8.].</p>","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"17 4","pages":"1283"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11707090/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vocational Skill Fluency Through Frequency Building.","authors":"Kyle A Visitacion, Jessica E Van Stratton, Jennifer L Wertalik","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-01016-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40617-024-01016-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Employment offers many important benefits yet the majority of adults with disabilities are not represented in the workforce suggesting more research is needed on evidence-based vocational training for adults with disabilities (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024). The evidence base for improving current vocational training practices can be expanded through more research on fluency-based instruction and precision teaching. Precision teaching has been demonstrated to improve skill repertoires in a number of academic settings but its application for vocational skill acquisition is still emerging. The present study evaluated precision teaching as a tool to teach employment skills and extended Cohen (2005). Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of precision teaching with frequency building on the acquisition of job skills for adults with disabilities and examine the effects of training component skills using frequency building at a simulated training site on composite skill performance at the job site requiring the vocational skill. The results suggest frequency building was successful at improving vocational component repertoires. Evaluations of fluency outcomes after aims were met found degradations in participants' component performances. Finally, maximizing the effects component skill fluency has on related composite repertoires may require composite skills to be explicitly trained.</p>","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"17 4","pages":"1089-1103"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11707120/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"We Have a Behavior Analyst Licensure Law. Can't We Relax Now?","authors":"Gordon Bourland, Susan Wilczynski, John Guercio, John Scibak, Grant Gautreaux","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-01013-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40617-024-01013-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper details the ongoing actions behavior analysts should be prepared to take to ensure that behavior analyst licensure laws protect the public and behavior analysts. Behavior analysts will want to be aware of these processes to engage with government officials in an informed way relative to any possible changes to the relevant laws and regulations. Although behavior analysts have increasingly become knowledgeable about the processes to pass licensure legislation, they can be unaware of the significant impact that rules for implementing a licensure law can have on their work and the public. Additionally, legislative actions can change or eliminate licensure laws after implementing the original law. Behavior analysts and their collaborating public (i.e., citizens committed to behavior analysis licensure legislation) can be caught off guard if unexpected rules or regulations for implementing licensing laws are proposed and adopted. Years later, behavior analysts may be further surprised by sunset laws that can result in the automatic termination or substantial revision of licensure laws. Although sunset laws may be relevant in many states, those in which most politicians oppose regulation are most at risk for termination of licensure laws despite the initial years of effort and collaboration needed to enact the law. We offer an analysis of these processes and how they impact the public and behavior analysts concerning the practice of behavior analysis. Further, we suggest that behavior analysts address factors relevant to behavior analyst licensure once established.</p>","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"18 2","pages":"530-542"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12209485/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Regulation of Behavior Analysis in 15 Countries of Latin America: Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities for Implementation of the Science.","authors":"Mariana de Los Santos, Varsovia Hernández Eslava, Miguel Ávila, Estefanía C Alarcón Moya, Carola Scolari, Gabriella Ulloa, Corina Jimenez-Gomez, Diana Febres Cordero, Valeria Parejo, Mapy Chavez-Askins, Gricel Pezzotti, Diana Vergara, Beatriz Urcuyo, Luis Rafael Argueta, Jessie Arroyave Tefel, Rosita Morhaim Esquenazi de Sfadia, Ethel I Ríos Arroyo, Yaniz C Padilla Dalmau, Monica Gilbert, Alejandra Rodríguez","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-01004-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40617-024-01004-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Behavior analysis is an emerging field of practice across the world. However, a lack of global standardization has led to disparities in the quality and scope of practice in different countries. In Latin America, the field of behavior analysis is still relatively new, and the issue of regulation has been a significant challenge for professionals seeking to establish and expand their practice. This paper provides an overview of the current situation in the regulation of behavior analysis in 15 Latin American countries, examining each country's regulations, laws, and coverage, and identifying the challenges and opportunities for implementing and enforcing behavior analysis practices. By identifying these challenges and opportunities, this paper seeks to contribute to the ongoing efforts of behavior analysts in Latin America to establish a robust and sustainable framework for the regulation of behavior analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"18 2","pages":"458-479"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12209086/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Right to Effective Behavioral Treatment Revisited: Ethical Expectations for Behavior Analysts Today.","authors":"Amanda Kelly, Lara Bollinger, Jerome Chiu, Ally Dube","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-00994-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40617-024-00994-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In their seminal work published in 1988, Van Houten and colleagues established foundational principles for the rights to effective behavior intervention, ensuring ethical and effective treatment for individuals with behavioral challenges. This revisitation of their pioneering article investigates the enduring relevance of these rights in contemporary practice and the evolving context shaping our considerations. Re-examining these principles reveals their continued pertinence and essential role in safeguarding the welfare of clients and their caregivers. In light of evolving therapeutic approaches and societal changes, it is crucial for behavior analysts to reaffirm their commitment to upholding these rights. By highlighting the challenges and barriers persisting in current practice, this paper aims to ignite a vital conversation within the field, fostering collaboration and innovation to identify solutions that protect the well-being and dignity of the individuals we serve. This re-evaluation underscores the ongoing importance of these rights and encourages practitioners to critically assess how they are applied today. By acknowledging the obstacles and dilemmas that clients, caregivers, and professionals encounter in contemporary practice, we can collectively work toward solutions that ensure the ethical and effective treatment of individuals with behavioral challenges. This paper is a call to action, emphasizing the need for a renewed commitment to these rights and inviting dialogue to drive progress in the field of behavior analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"18 2","pages":"374-389"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12209053/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parent Perceptions of Behavior Analytic Interventions.","authors":"Jillian B Wilson, Roseanne S Lesack","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-01010-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40617-024-01010-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current trends in the general American population favor parenting strategies with a relationship-focused approach highlighting secure attachment, respecting children, parenting proactively, showing empathic leadership, and using positive discipline. However, these strategies generally have not been validated by the research literature or may be based on behavior analytic strategies without reference to their origins. Although behavior analytic strategies have been shown to be effective throughout decades of research, these approaches have acquired a negative reputation in many communities with the perception of applied behavior analysis (ABA) being cold, harsh, and robotic. This study seeks to assess parental perceptions of ABA interventions, the likelihood of using those interventions, and parental preference for the integration of relationship-focused aspects into behavioral interventions. Results for antecedent-, reinforcement-, and punishment-based interventions are presented followed by a discussion about improving rapport, treatment adherence, and enhancing the perception of ABA.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40617-024-01010-3.</p>","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"17 4","pages":"1050-1073"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11706823/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Challenges Associated with <i>Changing Practice</i>: Barriers to Implementing Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions in ABA Settings.","authors":"Katherine Pickard, Nailah Islam, Naomi Green, Emma Chatson, Jocelyn Kuhn, Rachel Yosick","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-01011-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40617-024-01011-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention (NDBI) supports early social communication skills in young autistic children. Given their emphasis on child-led learning opportunities, NDBI is thought to be a socially valid approach to autism early intervention. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) practices could be an ideal setting to increase access to NDBIs for young autistic children; however, current ABA services continue to rely primarily on structured and adult-led approaches to teaching, including discrete trial training (DTT), which have been criticized for their intensity, limitations in skill generalization, and possible harms. Thus, while there is growing interest in translating NDBI into ABA settings, delivering NDBI in these settings may require de-implementing or transitioning away from using DTT approaches with young autistic children. The current study sought to understand the perspectives of ABA providers on the use of NDBI strategies within ABA clinical settings and the factors impacting the transition away from DTT approaches to effectively integrate NDBI. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 ABA frontline and supervising clinicians across several ABA organizations. Rapid qualitative methods grounded in standard content analysis were used to analyze qualitative data. Results indicated that ABA clinicians generally viewed NDBI positively. However, several themes emerged related to the relative ease of using NDBI and DTT; the relative effectiveness of NDBI and DTT; client, caregiver, and staff perceptions of NDBI; and clinical decision-making around who might benefit from NDBI. Barriers to implementing NDBI included the need to unlearn existing DTT strategies, limited training and self-efficacy delivering NDBI, mixed attitudes toward NDBI, and broader systemic issues in the delivery of ABA services. Findings underscore the importance of understanding ABA frontline clinicians' perspectives regarding the implementation of NDBI and suggest the need for more targeted strategies to integrate NDBI strategies in ABA clinical settings.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40617-024-01011-2.</p>","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"17 4","pages":"1074-1088"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11707165/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy of Strategic Incremental Rehearsal in a Word List.","authors":"Taylor K Lewis, Tom Cariveau, Alexandria Brown, Paige Ellington, James Stocker","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-00999-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40617-024-00999-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Strategic incremental rehearsal (SIR) involves the systematic introduction of targets during instruction. Specifically, SIR includes an incrementing set size such that correct responding to a subset of targets is required before additional targets are included during instructional sessions. Prior research has arranged SIR using flashcards, although the features of SIR that are likely responsible for its efficacy may not be restricted to flashcards. In the current study, we arranged SIR in a word list (SIR-WL), which includes the presentation of target words on a single page. Instruction using SIR-WL was effective across all evaluations during sight word instruction for children exhibiting reading deficits and resulted in durable responding during maintenance and generalization probes for most targets.Several trial interspersal methods have been described in the extant literature and may confer unique benefits for skill acquisition interventions in applied practice.SIR has been shown to be effective, likely due to the arrangement of an incrementing target set size and within-session prompt delay fading.These features of SIR might also result in fewer errors than static set sizes and across-session prompt delay fading procedures.Presentation modalities, such as word lists rather than flashcards, might improve the feasibility of effective instructional methods by reducing material management.</p>","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"18 1","pages":"244-252"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11904067/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143650766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating the Efficacy of and Preference for Interactive Computer Training with Student-Generated Examples.","authors":"Sylvia C Aquino, Stephanie A Hood, Tara A Fahmie, Richard Tanis","doi":"10.1007/s40617-024-01007-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40617-024-01007-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Designing effective and preferred teaching practices for undergraduate students are common goals in behavior analytic training programs. A preliminary study by Nava et al. (2019) showed that undergraduate students generally rated peer-generated examples of the principles of behavior analysis as more preferred, relatable, and culturally responsive than traditional textbook examples. However, peer-generated examples did not result in any improvement in performance on concept knowledge assessments. The current study extended the study by Nava et al. by embedding peer-generated examples within interactive computer training (ICT) to provide opportunities for active responding, prompt fading, automated feedback, and practice with examples and nonexamples. Results showed that ICT did not produce reliable improvements in knowledge assessments but were preferred to video examples and textual examples. In addition, students reported that certain interactive features contributed to their preference for ICT. We discuss ways to further improve the efficacy of the preferred ICT package.</p>","PeriodicalId":47310,"journal":{"name":"Behavior Analysis in Practice","volume":"17 4","pages":"1023-1032"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11707118/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}